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17/09/1999
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press Release No: 128/1999 Date: 17 September 1999 Political advisors Mr. Steinar Ness will resign from his post as political advisor in the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development on 19 September, after having been on leave since 29
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17/03/2000
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press Release No.: 33/2000 Date: 17 March 2000 Jens Stoltenberg's Government succeeds Kjell Magne Bondevik's Government Following the resignation submitted by Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik’s Government, in the session of the Council of State
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05/05/2000
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 67/2000 Date: 5 May 2000 Grete Knudsen substitute for Terje Moe Gustavsen In today’s session of the Council of State, the Prince Regent has appointed Ms. Grete Knudsen, Minister of Trade and Energy, as substitute for Mr. Terje Moe
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30/10/2020
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
In the midst of the ongoing global pandemic, gene banks are sending backup copies of their seeds to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. This week, around 15,000 new bags of seeds from eight gene banks were safely placed on the shelves in the seed vault.
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15/05/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government will provide NOK 400 million this year for the fight against deforestation.
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09/05/2008
Press release
Ministry of Children and Equality
The government today submitted a proposal for a new marketing act. Cross-border trade is increasing and goods and services are being marketed in new ways. As a result, a modern and efficient regulatory framework is required.
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03/10/2007
Press release
Ministry of Trade and Industry
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Dag Terje Andersen, presented today the Norwegian government’s maritime strategy. The strategy sets out the government’s plan for further development and growth of the Norwegian maritime sector.
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13/11/2001
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 228/2001 Date: 13 November 2001 Norwegian Prime Minister offers condolences to President Mejia Norway’s Prime Minister, Mr. Kjell Magne Bondevik, on Tuesday sent the following message to the President of the Dominican Republic, Mr
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24/09/2007
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) chaired by Norway met at UN Headquarters today. - I am pleased that the meeting confirmed commitment by the international community to supporting the Palestinian Authority to build strong and viable institutions
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04/09/2007
News story
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
- Family loyalty can make it harder to say "No, I do not want to marry this person", or make it harder to stick to a "no" when your parents don't listen, says the political advisor to the Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion, Ms. Hadia Tajik.
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12/09/2007
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On Friday 14 September, Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre will meet his Brazilian colleague, Celso Amorim, for political talks in Oslo.
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03/07/2008
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim has opened the new Norwegian consulate general in Guangzhou, and met the political leadership of southern China to discuss opportunities for closer cooperation with Norway.
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30/06/2008
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Norwegian government is actively participating in the current debate with regard to the relationship between trade and climate. The most concrete proposal related to climate in the Doha negotiations is liberalization of trade in enviornmental
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27/06/2008
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Ms. Ellen Birgitte Pedersen (55), chief municipal medical officer, Øksnes, as state secretary to Minister of Health and Care Services Bjarne Håkon Hanssen. At the same time Ms.
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26/06/2008
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The final value of the State’s Direct Financial Interest (SDFI) as at 1 January 2008 has been estimated to NKr 834.8 billion. This is the result of a valuation of the SDFI portfolio undertaken by Wood Mackenzie on behalf of the Ministry of Petroleum
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20/06/2008
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Due to today’s changes in the Government, changes have been made among the state secretaries.
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17/04/2007
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
Austria's president, Heinz Fischer, is on a three days state visit to Norway. Climate change and climate friendly technologies were on the agenda when Prime Minister Stoltenberg met with President Fischer today.
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12/04/2007
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In response to a humanitarian appeal by the UN, Norway has decided to provide NOK 75 million for the UN’s humanitarian effort in the Palestinian Territory.
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27/03/2007
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg met with Prime Minister Wen Jiabao yesterday, where he initiated an agreement between Norway and China to meet the climate challenges and reduce emissions. In his speech at the Tsinghua University, the Norwegian Prime
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01/09/2006
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today's session of the Council
of State the King has appointed Mr. Per Botolf Maurseth (37),
senior research officer, Oslo, as state secretary to Minister of
Education and Research Øystein Djupedal.